Post by mslo79 on May 8, 2019 6:30:52 GMT
people complain about older movies being dated because they show the fashion or hair styles of the time, the technology of the time, the music of the time etc. Am I the only one that doesn't only not mind this but actually kind of likes it? It's like the movie is a time capsule. A look into a specific time and it is fascinating to me.
Based on what you defined as 'dated', I don't mind that.
but... I tend to see the 'dated' term a bit differently as I don't mind if hair styles or technology etc is different from today as when I use the term dated I generally tend to refer to the overall style of the movie etc which I think plenty of movies pre-1960's tend to be what I would term 'dated' as they are just generally TOO different from more modern standards of movie making. I can't quite say exactly what it is but basically they seem to lack some sort of emotional response since a persons emotional response ultimately determines what movies stand out and what does not etc. they just tend to be generally forgettable/bland. NOTE: I am not saying that 1959 is crap and 1960 is amazing, but looking at things in terms of decades, I tend to see the 1960's as the early days of quality movies pretty much although it took a while after that before movies started to really hit their stride, like in terms of volume of quality movies produced etc.
but as far as what I consider 'modern movies'... I don't have any exact cut off point, but I would say from roughly the 1980's on forward is what I consider modern movies. possibly back into the 60's and 70's on some level but I feel about the 1980's is when things started to be more thoroughly like more recent-ish times with movies. or possibly another way to potentially measure this stuff... when did blockbusters really become blockbusters? ; I would guesstimate as far back as the 1970's with Jaws (1975) but I feel by the 1980's things were more thoroughly locked in. hell, even after looking around online a little it seems I am pretty close... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)#Blockbuster_era
p.s. nearly all movies of any real worth for me (as in movies I score a 7 or higher) are from the 1960's or newer (i.e. 161 out of 162 movies). but with that said, 80.2% (i.e. 130/162) of my favorite movies are from the 1990's to date. the 2000's is my all around favorite decade of movies.